TOP O' THE CHARTS
CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK
HEADLESS & SHOULDERS
BEVERAGES
BEFORE & AFTER
200
'"SexyBack" by this former member of 'N Sync spent 7 weeks at the top spot in 2006'
(Justin) Timberlake
200
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New York with a bell ringer.) A familiar sight on New York City streets is the holiday appeal of this organization that each year provides 3 million meals and 900,000 nights of lodging to those in need'
the Salvation Army
200
'It is believed that 2 different men known as this saint were martyred on Feb. 14 by beheading'
Saint Valentine
200
'The names of both aqua vitae & eau de vie literally mean water of this'
life
200
'Classic candy bar that's a female Supreme Court justice'
Baby Ruth Ginsburg
400
'This subtitle of a 1993 Meat Loaf chart-topper follows "I'd Do Anything For Love..."'
"(But I Won\'t Do That)"
400
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a festive shopping display in New York.) During the holiday season, more than a quarter of a million people visit Santaland at this famous store on Herald Square'
Macy\'s
400
'"Teach" your kids that on Nov. 22, 1718 this pirate took 25 wounds before someone said, "Heads up!"'
Blackbeard (Edward Teach)
400
'Gunpowder is a green China type of this beverage'
tea
400
'Woody Allen romantic comedy about a student who patrols the corridors of a school'
Annie Hall Monitor
600
'His Grammy-winning "Gold Digger" featured Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx'
Kanye West
600
'Since 1933 this hall has dazzled NYC with its Christmas Spectacular, featuring precision choreography & a living nativity'
Radio City Music Hall
600
'In myth, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from this female monster's beheaded body'
Medusa
600
'The portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn seen here was bought by a distiller of this & put on bottles of it'
scotch
600
'This president made a "clean sweep" of the White House from 1929 to 1933 (including the carpets)'
Herbert Hoover Vacuum Cleaner
800
'In 1986 he topped the charts with "Glory Of Love" as a solo artist & "The Next Time I Fall" in a duet with Amy Grant'
Peter Cetera
800
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew rides up an escalator at a toy store in New York.) Part of many New York City holiday memories, this store opened in Manhattan in 1870, calling itself a toy bazaar & has been a wonderland for kids at Christmastime ever since'
F.A.O. Schwarz
800
'On Feb. 12, 1554 this teen & her husband topped out; hope those 9 days were worth it'
Lady Jane Grey
800
'This fitness water, from the makers of Gatorade, may "drive" you to drink--more water'
Propel
800
'John Donne poem that's "rolling, rolling, rolling on the river"'
"Death Be Not Proud Mary"
1000
'In 1998 this "nude" Toronto-based group reached No. 1 for 1 week with "One Week"'
Barenaked Ladies
1000
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew gets a whiff of a holiday treat sold at a hot dog vendor's sidewalk stand in New York.) The aroma reminds me of one of the most popular holiday songs; written in 1946, it's simply called "The Christmas Song", but is better known by this first line'
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"
1000
'On Feb. 13, 1542 she became the second of Henry VIII's wives to lose her head over the man (literally)'
(Catherine) Howard
1000
'In 1928 Thomas Hargreaves Geddes & Eugene Desnoes began brewing this lager in Jamaica'
Red Stripe
1000
'Ingredient in the witches' potion in "Macbeth" that's a body part of a 1990s House speaker'
eye of Newt Gingrich
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